Charles D. Robinson

Charles D. Robinson
3rd Secretary of State of Wisconsin
In office
January 5, 1852 – January 2, 1854
GovernorLeonard J. Farwell
Preceded byWilliam A. Barstow
Succeeded byAlexander T. Gray
11th and 15th Mayor of Green Bay, Wisconsin
In office
April 1872 – April 1873
Preceded byAlonzo Kimball
Succeeded byAlonzo Kimball
In office
April 1866 – April 1867
Preceded byMyron P. Lindsley
Succeeded byJames S. Marshall
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the Brown County district
In office
January 7, 1850 – January 6, 1851
Preceded byJohn F. Meade
Succeeded byJohn F. Lessey
Personal details
Born(1822-10-22)October 22, 1822
Marcellus, New York, U.S.
DiedSeptember 25, 1886(1886-09-25) (aged 63)
Green Bay, Wisconsin, U.S.
Resting placeWoodlawn Cemetery, Green Bay, Wisconsin, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouses
  • Sarah A. Wilcox
    (m. 1846; died 1852)
  • (m. 1854⁠–⁠1886)
Children
  • with Sarah Wilcox
  • Randall A. Robinson
  • Virginia I. Robinson
  • with Abigail Ballou
  • George Ballou Robinson
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
Branch/serviceUnited States Volunteers
Union Army
Years of service1861–1864
RankCaptain, USV
Quartermaster
UnitArmy of the Potomac
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War

Charles Dayon Robinson (October 22, 1822 – September 25, 1886) was an American businessman, Democratic politician, and Wisconsin pioneer. He served as the 3rd Secretary of State of Wisconsin, and was the Mayor of Green Bay, Wisconsin, in 1866 and 1872.[1][2]

  1. ^ Anderson, William J. (1929). "State government: executive branch, constitutional officers". In William A. Anderson (ed.). The Wisconsin blue book, 1929. Madison, Wisconsin: Democrat Printing Company. p. 144. Retrieved 2008-08-23.
  2. ^ Barish, Lawrence S., ed. (2007). "Chapter 8: Statistical Information on Wisconsin". State of Wisconsin Blue Book 2007–2008 (PDF). Madison, Wisconsin: Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. p. 721. ISBN 978-0-9752820-2-1. Archived from the original on 2011-08-11. Retrieved 2008-08-23.